United States Marine Corps Aircraft Since 1913

E.R. Johnson, Lloyd S. Jones (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

590 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6347-0 (ISBN)

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Provides a comprehensive historical survey, including technical specifications, drawings, and photographs, of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by Marine aviation from its humble origins prior to World War I all the way up to its current operations in the second decade of the 21st Century.

Among the world's military air arms, United States Marine Corps Aviation occupies a unique tactical niche. As the air component of a combined-arms expeditionary force, it exists primarily to support Marine combat forces on the ground in their amphibious assault mission. From the "Banana Wars" of the 1920s to the present day "War on Terror," Marine aviation has undergone a lengthy fine-tuning process not only in terms of warfare doctrines and tactics, but also in the types of aircraft needed to accomplish the mission.

This comprehensive survey provides the history, technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by Marine Air from its origins prior to World War I up to current operations.

E.R. Johnson is a retired attorney at law and aviation writer who lives in the Ozark region of north-central Arkansas. As an instrument-rated private pilot, he accumulated pilot-in-command experience in more than 20 types of aircraft, including seaplanes, and is the author of eight books and more than 60 magazine articles on aviation topics. The late Lloyd S. Jones was an aviation artist and author. He researched, designed and wrote for major airplane model companies and created detailed aircraft illustrations. He lived in Costa Mesa, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Thomas E. Doll

Preface

Introduction: The Emergence of Marine Corps Aviation

Part I: Fixed-Wing Tactical Aircraft

Part II: Fixed-Wing Transport, Trainer and Utility Aircraft

Part III: Rotary-Wing Aircraft

Appendices:

deleteA. Unmanned Air Systems

deleteB. Aviation-Related Ships

deleteC. Aviation Installations

deleteD. Aircraft Squadrons and Aircraft Assignments

deleteE. Aviation Unit Organization

deleteF. Organization of Expeditionary and Amphibious Operations

deleteG. Aircraft Weapons and Tactics

deleteH. Aviation Designations, Terms and Abbreviations

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.01.2018
Zusatzinfo	535 photos, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1025 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-6347-5 / 1476663475
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6347-0 / 9781476663470
Zustand	Neuware